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Jimbuna · 12-05-23, 09:07 AM

Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officer

Dec 4 (Reuters) - A kangaroo that escaped its handlers during transport to a new home was captured on Monday east of Toronto after a weekend in the wild, but not before delivering a punch in the face to one of the police officers who brought her run to an end.

The female kangaroo hopped over her handlers late on Thursday during a rest stop at the Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm in Ontario, the park's supervisor and head keeper, Cameron Preyde, told CBC.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americ...er-2023-12-04/

Moonlight · 12-05-23, 10:26 AM

^Did the Kangaroo get arrested?, and more importantly, will it face a Kangaroo court?.

Moonlight · 12-05-23, 11:23 AM

Fancy a slap-up meal? Waitresses at Japanese restaurant charge £1.60 to slap you in the face (and it's a huge hit!)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...slap-face.html

What a whacky world we live in.

Moonlight · 12-05-23, 01:40 PM

‘TARGETED ATTACK’ Aberfan stabbing: ‘Pregnant woman was knifed on school run’ by man known to her as cops make dramatic arrest

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/249512...rfan-incident/

This is another cover up by the authorities, the police are using the same rhetoric as the attack in Ireland recently, they'll let everyone know in a few days that it was another stinking Migrant currant who did this.

The police service are not fit for purpose as usual, in fact, I think they should be renamed "Circus Clowns" because they're acting like them.

Jimbuna · 12-05-23, 01:51 PM

Let me assure you that not in my day they weren't. In fact, I was twice stabbed whilst on duty and the consequences weren't all that pretty for the villains.

Jimbuna · 12-07-23, 01:50 PM

Overdue book returned to Pennsylvania library after nearly 120 years

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania library said a book returned to the facility after being spotted at a book sale was nearly 120 years overdue.

The Carbondale Public Library said in a Facebook post that the book, The Cruise of the Esmeralda by Harry Collingwood, was returned by personnel from the Hawley Library, who spotted the tome at a book sale.

The book still bears a pocket inside the cover listing the library's rules and contains a library card issued to Horace Short in 1904.

The library said the book was checked out for 43,641 days, which would have accrued a fine of $872.82 at the 1904 rate of 2 cents per day, or $10,910.25 at the current rate of 25 cents per day.

"Mr. Short is very lucky we currently cap fines for books at $10," the library said in a comment under the post.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12...9711701884151/

em2nought · 12-07-23, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonlight

I know there's somewhere in London with houses that have stood empty for over a decade, these houses are worth £3 million pound or more, Arab princes and multi millionaires own them but never visit them, go forth and steal them, you have the courts on your side.

Would make an excellent South Park episode for Cartman.

Jimbuna · 12-08-23, 06:28 AM

Worker At Chinese Brewery Filmed Peeing In Tank

The China-based Tsingtao Brewery is facing a brouhaha thanks to a now-viral video that reportedly shows a worker at one of the company’s factories peeing into a tank.

The video, which was posted Thursday on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, shows a man in a worker’s uniform urinating in the tank, according to the BBC.

Tsingtao has not confirmed whether the culprit worked at the factory.

A Chinese language business publication quoted by the BBC claims neither the person who urinated in the tank nor the person who took the video were “direct employees” of Tsingtao.

Tsingtao released a statement saying that the batch of malt in the tank had been sealed off from use and that the urination had been reported at the “first opportunity,” according to CNBC.

“The company places high importance on the media reports and has reported the matter to the public security authorities at the first opportunity. The public security authorities are presently involved in the investigation,” according to the statement.

Of course, there were jokes on social media, with one person commenting, “I’ve always said the beer here is like horse pee. Turns out I was wrong,” and another quipping, “Thanks, I think I’ll have wine instead,” per the South China Morning Post.

The incident may have been great fodder for cheap laughs, but not for beer sales.

Tsingtao Brewery shares fell sharply on Monday when the Shanghai Stock Exchange opened, but recovered by the afternoon, CNBC reported.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...b0c855610221a9

Jimbuna · 12-09-23, 06:13 AM

Scientists make VR goggles for mice so they can feel what it is like to be attacked by a bird

Researchers have developed VR goggles for laboratory mice to simulate a life of freedom - and let them feel what it's like to be hunted by a bird.

No, it's not 1 April - these compact virtual reality specs really have been custom-built to perfectly fit a mouse.

Dubbed Miniature Rodent Stereo Illumination VR (iMRSIV), the headgear is made up of two lenses and two screens, split between both eyes to give the rodents an immersive 3D picture.

Like VR for humans, the mice cannot see the outside world and are made to feel like they're somewhere else.

But unlike the headsets we might wear, which wrap around our heads, these perch in front of the mouse's face.
https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...-bird-13025632

Moonlight · 12-09-23, 07:46 AM

Lawn and order! Elderly woman, 72, forced to demolish 3ft picket fence and threatened with £1,000 fine by jobsworth council after single mystery neighbour complains

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...complains.html

More rope, More rope, I would drop these pillocks for nothing, and then I would go hunting down the twat who complained and drop them as well, this country needs clearing out once and for all.
MPs will be next and Council leaders after them, and then it'll be time to settle some old scores, what a wonderful job I would have.

Jimbuna · 12-09-23, 11:28 AM

Suffolk: Escaped reindeer that blocked A-road after fleeing Santa's grotto attraction recaptured

Two reindeer, which caused a dual carriageway to be closed after escaping a Christmas attraction on a rural estate, have been caught.

The animals hoofed it from Elveden Estate in Suffolk on Sunday, where they had been taken to be part of a Santa's grotto event.

The pair wandered on to the A11 near Barton Mills, forcing police to temporarily close the road in both directions at around 3.20pm on Sunday afternoon.

Officers from Suffolk Police took part in attempts to recapture the reindeer, which were paused overnight.

Efforts resumed on Monday and the animals were caught by 12.05pm.
https://news.sky.com/story/suffolk-e...tured-13022949

Moonlight · 12-10-23, 06:33 AM

Labour's Jess Phillips says she had £6,000 breast reduction surgery to stop male MPs leering at her

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-leering.html

Bloody hell, leering and Jess Phillips should never be mentioned in the same sentence, those MPs in the House of Westminster must be a right set of bloody perverts if they were eyeing her up.

Eisenwurst · 12-10-23, 06:42 AM

Admittedly this is a couple of years old, but it's still good for a laugh.

Jimbuna · 12-10-23, 08:23 AM

Euro 2024 draw disrupted by sex noises

Sex noises disrupted the official draw for next year's Euro 2024 football tournament, prompting an investigation by organisers.

Lewd sounds could be heard as Switzerland was named in the same group as Scotland, Hungary, and hosts Germany, leading to smirks among audience members.

There were further indecent interruptions as the UEFA draw continued in Hamburg on Saturday.

This was despite an attempt by host Giorgio Marchetti, the deputy general secretary of European football's governing body, to take control of the situation.

He said: "There is some noise here that… has now stopped. No noise any more."

Asked if he had noticed any unusual sounds in the hall, England boss Gareth Southgate said: "I did. I'm assuming it was some sort of prank, but it was hard to really make out what it was."

UEFA declined to officially comment, but it is understood the governing body will investigate to understand what happened and how.

Internet prankster Daniel Jarvis later claimed responsibility for the stunt.

He broadcast himself live on X, formerly Twitter, ringing a mobile phone to trigger the noises at the event.

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Jarvis said: "Listen that was us, that was us.

"We got it in there, we put the phone in there, we rung it, sex noise at the Euro 2024 draw. Love you guys."
https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2024...oises-13021810

Otto Harkaman · 12-10-23, 05:15 PM

Salute to the 623rd Field Artillery of the Kentucky Army National Guard

deployed to Southeast Asia
More than 300 soldiers from the Commonwealth will be deployed on Sunday.

"Those on your left and right, are the ones you will rely on." Chief of Staff Col. Kent Cavallini

https://www.wkyt.com/2023/12/10/ky-s...outhwest-asia/

12-05-23, 09:07 AM	#106
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officer Dec 4 (Reuters) - A kangaroo that escaped its handlers during transport to a new home was captured on Monday east of Toronto after a weekend in the wild, but not before delivering a punch in the face to one of the police officers who brought her run to an end. The female kangaroo hopped over her handlers late on Thursday during a rest stop at the Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm in Ontario, the park's supervisor and head keeper, Cameron Preyde, told CBC. https://www.reuters.com/world/americ...er-2023-12-04/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-05-23, 10:26 AM	#107
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,144 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	^Did the Kangaroo get arrested?, and more importantly, will it face a Kangaroo court?. __________________

12-05-23, 11:23 AM	#108
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,144 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Fancy a slap-up meal? Waitresses at Japanese restaurant charge £1.60 to slap you in the face (and it's a huge hit!) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...slap-face.html What a whacky world we live in. __________________

12-05-23, 01:40 PM	#109
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,144 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	‘TARGETED ATTACK’ Aberfan stabbing: ‘Pregnant woman was knifed on school run’ by man known to her as cops make dramatic arrest https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/249512...rfan-incident/ This is another cover up by the authorities, the police are using the same rhetoric as the attack in Ireland recently, they'll let everyone know in a few days that it was another stinking Migrant currant who did this. The police service are not fit for purpose as usual, in fact, I think they should be renamed "Circus Clowns" because they're acting like them. __________________

12-05-23, 01:51 PM	#110
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Let me assure you that not in my day they weren't. In fact, I was twice stabbed whilst on duty and the consequences weren't all that pretty for the villains. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-07-23, 01:50 PM	#111
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Overdue book returned to Pennsylvania library after nearly 120 years Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania library said a book returned to the facility after being spotted at a book sale was nearly 120 years overdue. The Carbondale Public Library said in a Facebook post that the book, The Cruise of the Esmeralda by Harry Collingwood, was returned by personnel from the Hawley Library, who spotted the tome at a book sale. The book still bears a pocket inside the cover listing the library's rules and contains a library card issued to Horace Short in 1904. The library said the book was checked out for 43,641 days, which would have accrued a fine of $872.82 at the 1904 rate of 2 cents per day, or $10,910.25 at the current rate of 25 cents per day. "Mr. Short is very lucky we currently cap fines for books at $10," the library said in a comment under the post. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/12...9711701884151/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-08-23, 06:28 AM	#113
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Worker At Chinese Brewery Filmed Peeing In Tank The China-based Tsingtao Brewery is facing a brouhaha thanks to a now-viral video that reportedly shows a worker at one of the company’s factories peeing into a tank. The video, which was posted Thursday on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, shows a man in a worker’s uniform urinating in the tank, according to the BBC. Tsingtao has not confirmed whether the culprit worked at the factory. A Chinese language business publication quoted by the BBC claims neither the person who urinated in the tank nor the person who took the video were “direct employees” of Tsingtao. Tsingtao released a statement saying that the batch of malt in the tank had been sealed off from use and that the urination had been reported at the “first opportunity,” according to CNBC. “The company places high importance on the media reports and has reported the matter to the public security authorities at the first opportunity. The public security authorities are presently involved in the investigation,” according to the statement. Of course, there were jokes on social media, with one person commenting, “I’ve always said the beer here is like horse pee. Turns out I was wrong,” and another quipping, “Thanks, I think I’ll have wine instead,” per the South China Morning Post. The incident may have been great fodder for cheap laughs, but not for beer sales. Tsingtao Brewery shares fell sharply on Monday when the Shanghai Stock Exchange opened, but recovered by the afternoon, CNBC reported. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...b0c855610221a9 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-09-23, 06:13 AM	#114
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Scientists make VR goggles for mice so they can feel what it is like to be attacked by a bird Researchers have developed VR goggles for laboratory mice to simulate a life of freedom - and let them feel what it's like to be hunted by a bird. No, it's not 1 April - these compact virtual reality specs really have been custom-built to perfectly fit a mouse. Dubbed Miniature Rodent Stereo Illumination VR (iMRSIV), the headgear is made up of two lenses and two screens, split between both eyes to give the rodents an immersive 3D picture. Like VR for humans, the mice cannot see the outside world and are made to feel like they're somewhere else. But unlike the headsets we might wear, which wrap around our heads, these perch in front of the mouse's face. https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...-bird-13025632 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-09-23, 07:46 AM	#115
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,144 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Lawn and order! Elderly woman, 72, forced to demolish 3ft picket fence and threatened with £1,000 fine by jobsworth council after single mystery neighbour complains https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...complains.html More rope, More rope, I would drop these pillocks for nothing, and then I would go hunting down the twat who complained and drop them as well, this country needs clearing out once and for all. MPs will be next and Council leaders after them, and then it'll be time to settle some old scores, what a wonderful job I would have. __________________

12-09-23, 11:28 AM	#116
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Suffolk: Escaped reindeer that blocked A-road after fleeing Santa's grotto attraction recaptured Two reindeer, which caused a dual carriageway to be closed after escaping a Christmas attraction on a rural estate, have been caught. The animals hoofed it from Elveden Estate in Suffolk on Sunday, where they had been taken to be part of a Santa's grotto event. The pair wandered on to the A11 near Barton Mills, forcing police to temporarily close the road in both directions at around 3.20pm on Sunday afternoon. Officers from Suffolk Police took part in attempts to recapture the reindeer, which were paused overnight. Efforts resumed on Monday and the animals were caught by 12.05pm. https://news.sky.com/story/suffolk-e...tured-13022949 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-10-23, 06:33 AM	#117
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,144 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Labour's Jess Phillips says she had £6,000 breast reduction surgery to stop male MPs leering at her https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-leering.html Bloody hell, leering and Jess Phillips should never be mentioned in the same sentence, those MPs in the House of Westminster must be a right set of bloody perverts if they were eyeing her up. __________________

12-10-23, 06:42 AM	#118
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,628 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Vatican goes Woke for Christmas. Admittedly this is a couple of years old, but it's still good for a laugh. __________________

12-10-23, 08:23 AM	#119
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Euro 2024 draw disrupted by sex noises Sex noises disrupted the official draw for next year's Euro 2024 football tournament, prompting an investigation by organisers. Lewd sounds could be heard as Switzerland was named in the same group as Scotland, Hungary, and hosts Germany, leading to smirks among audience members. There were further indecent interruptions as the UEFA draw continued in Hamburg on Saturday. This was despite an attempt by host Giorgio Marchetti, the deputy general secretary of European football's governing body, to take control of the situation. He said: "There is some noise here that… has now stopped. No noise any more." Asked if he had noticed any unusual sounds in the hall, England boss Gareth Southgate said: "I did. I'm assuming it was some sort of prank, but it was hard to really make out what it was." UEFA declined to officially comment, but it is understood the governing body will investigate to understand what happened and how. Internet prankster Daniel Jarvis later claimed responsibility for the stunt. He broadcast himself live on X, formerly Twitter, ringing a mobile phone to trigger the noises at the event. Advertisement Jarvis said: "Listen that was us, that was us. "We got it in there, we put the phone in there, we rung it, sex noise at the Euro 2024 draw. Love you guys." https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2024...oises-13021810 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-10-23, 05:15 PM	#120
Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 916 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Salute to the 623rd Field Artillery of the Kentucky Army National Guard deployed to Southeast Asia More than 300 soldiers from the Commonwealth will be deployed on Sunday. "*Those on your left and right, are the ones you will rely on." Chief of Staff Col. Kent Cavallini https://www.wkyt.com/2023/12/10/ky-s...outhwest-asia/ __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm."* -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm Last edited by Otto Harkaman; 12-10-23 at 05:34 PM.